ADCC 248/2008
Type
Case
Court
Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Abu Dhabi
Taxonomy
Judiciary, Civil Courts
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
11 Aug 2008
Catchwords
Nature – Non-judicial confession – Trial court – Acknowledgment – Judicial session – Judicial set-off – Incidental request – Plea – Adverse action – Initiative
This case regards the nature of the non-judicial confession; the trial court has the authority to infer the acknowledgment taken outside the judicial session. The conditions of applying the judicial set-off and accepting incidental request. It is not permissible to apply judicial set-off in the form of a plea to the favor of the adverse action. The court may not consider, at its own initiative, the judicial set-off.